He lent his voice to Sehba Akhtar’s national song (quomi naghma), ‘Mein bhee Pakistan hoon, tu bhee Pakistan hai.’ a big hit of the time and 'Aye Watan Tere Betay Hain' by music composer, Sohail Rana.Īfter doing a five years stint as a main feature in PTV Program 'Jharney', produced by Shoaib Mansoor, he ended up as a highly popular artist, with many hits like 'Meri Ankhon se iss dunya ko dekho, phir jo chaho tau chali jana', 'Tumse bicharker', 'Nazaray' and several other hit songs. Blessed with a good strong voice, trained in basics of music by his ustad Habib Ahmed Khan, and then Sohail Rana, Shehki soon gained public recognition. Then a first full song 'Mere pyaar ke tu sung sung' by TV music composer Niaz Ahmed and producer Ghazanfar Ali. Shehki's debut song was ‘Sambhal, sambhal kar chalna hai.’ Music composer was Sohail Rana, the song was live telecast as an introduction by Karachi television station's program, 'Naghma Zaar'. In fact, Shehki was Sohail Rana’s first choice because he had gained the top position in that audition. Many boys and girls including Shehki participated in that audition. Sohail Rana, a well-known Pakistani film and television music composer, conducted an audition for PTV, Karachi television station in 1973.

Shehki's passion for music took him to the forefront of the Pakistani show business. Due to his originality, Shehki is the first ever pop singer receiving national awards for consecutive years by Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), film and other national and international awards and recognitions. He studied engineering at the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan and graduated from there in 1981. His father married a half-Iranian half-Pashtun woman living in Karachi at the time. His family name 'Shehki' comes from his Iranian father who used to work at the Iranian Consulate in Karachi. Though Shehki is Persian by origin but has been living in Pakistan as a Pakistani national for most of his life.

Babra sharif with sheikh